Belarus orders Sweden to close its embassy

Published August 8, 2012 4:18pm ET



STOCKHOLM (AP) — Belarus on Wednesday ordered Sweden to close its embassy in Minsk by the end of the month, a move that comes only days after Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko’s regime effectively expelled the Swedish ambassador.

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